There are few moments in life more tumultuous or chaotic in life than the passing of a parent, especially when you're young. This is the situation that young Fuki Okita (Yui Suzuki) must wrestle with in Renoir. Set in the late 80s, Chie Hayakawa chronicles the story of a family who must face one of the most difficult things in life as Keiji (Lily Franky), Fuki's father, battles terminal cancer. Set in a more residential Tokyo, Renoir paints a quiet and muted picture of life through Fuki's eyes. Although the film acts much like a slice-of-life, where we watch as Fuki matures during this transitional time in her life, the story still dips into darker storylines and offers a more multifaceted look at this family as opposed to the stereotypical. Moving, emotional, and ultimately cathartic, Renoir is a quiet and stirring coming-of-age story that reminds us of our own childhood and the impactful time that can be.
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